060107 MUTEK
live visual perfomance with a montreal base sound artist France Jobin aka i8u and a experimental idm producer, haeyoung kim aka bubblyfish at mutek, electronic music and digital creativity festival
Adventurers at heart, admirers of groundbreaking artistic directions: prepare yourselves for the eighth edition of the MUTEK Festival.
Inaugurating this Festival’s season with series of world-class events, MUTEK 2007 brings to Montreal this year over one hundred artists, many of whom arrive from the world’s corners for these five days of astonishing showcases that will surely prove unique and sophisticated. Each of these talented explorers brings to the Festival their own brand of electronic music and digital creativity; together they culminate a program at once eclectic and stimulating.
For the occasion of the very promising NOCTURNE 3 showcase, the Metropolis will host a massive two-room event to kick-start the weekend.
In the main room, several of today’s best producers bring new band projects to the stage for an energetic showcase designed to celebrate the organic side of dance music. Hotly tipped Swiss producer Kalabrese and his Rumpelorchestra bring an innovative mix of techno and funk, while superstar DJ/producer Matthew Dear previews material from his new electronic pop album with his three-piece band, Big Hands. Montreal’s The Mole keeps the evening rolling with his infectious brand of disco-soul, before joining forces mid-set with the inimitable Cobblestone Jazz (Vancouver), a three-man electronic jam band led by none of other than Mathew Jonson.
Meanwhile, over in the Savoy Lounge, eight up-and-coming experimental electronic musicians from Japan, New York, Paris, and Montreal will build a strange and fanciful soundtrack for the curious: O.Blaat, Sawako, Chika, Bubblyfish, Glomag, Decrepticon, Mec and I8U.